Two of the top four in Serie A meet on Saturday evening as A.S Roma travel to face the champions Juventus.
Juventus are second in the table currently, however are in good form, winning three of their last four.
In mid-week they progressed in the Coppa Italia, as they were too strong for Genoa.
Roma were surprisingly eliminated in the competition, losing 2-1 at home to Torino.
They have been superb in Serie A though, winning 12 of their 16 matches and they have a game in hand on their rivals.
Serie A form: Juventus W3 D1 L1; A.S Roma W3 D2 L0
Serie A top scorers
Juventus – Paulo Dybala 12 goals
A.S Roma – Edin Dzeko 8 goals
Match history
Both sides have won the last two home Serie A matches against the opponent.
Juventus edged home 1-0 last year, whilst Roma eased to a comfortable 3-1 victory towards the end of the campaign.
Last five Serie A meetings
Roma 3 Juventus 1 – 14/05/17
Juventus 1 Roma 0 – 17/12/16
Juventus 1 Roma 0 – 24/01/16
Roma 2 Juventus 1 – 30/08/15
Roma 1 Juventus 1 – 02/03/15
Draw HT / Juventus FT – 39/10 with 888 Sport
Team news
Paulo Dybala scored in midweek and could earn a recall for the league game following a poor run of form.
Juventus will be without Gianluigi Buffon meaning Wojciech Szczesny will start against his old side.
There is unlikely to be any surprises in the Roma XI, meaning Patrick Schick will be among the subs.
The former Manchester City pair of Aleksander Kolarov and Edin Dzeko will both start.
Expected starting XI’s
Juventus (4-3-3): Szczesny; Barzagli, Chiellini, Benatia, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Pjanic, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Higuain, Dybala
A.S Roma (4-3-3): Alisson; Florenzi, Fazio, Manolas, Kolarov; Strootman, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Perotti, Dzeko, El Shaarawy
Predictions
Result: Juventus (5/6 with Bet 365)
Correct Score: 1-0 (6/1 with Bet 365)
Anytime Goalscorer: Gonzalo Higuain (19/17 with 888 Sport)
